Bringing Blockchain’s opportunities and challenges to light for public sector organisations and policy makers

Reimagining trust with blockchain: What a more transparent and trusting society could mean for democracy

A step towards greater decentralisation: how blockchain and distributed ledger technologies will disaggregate contract management, compliance, regulation and identity and what this means for governments

Blockchain discussions have become debates over who has the best coins and chains. Bitcoinistas fight with Etheraliens, and no one knows who will win.

Will one chain rule them all or will we be stuck with many different chains and standards?

Are ICOs real or just a digital ponzi scheme?

How does the long-term outlook for the technology look?

Breaking through the noise, Chris will explore the underlying true developments behind blockchain, distributed ledger and ICO schemes, and will work out what is viable commercially versus those that are just preaching without doing.

This session will review 3 proof of concept Blockchain implementation projects: SanCoin for employee rewards, SmartBox for deposit boxes, blockchain community and the technical considerations made in these implementation projects.

Do I Build or Buy? Reviewing current products and build environments

From Proof of Work and Proof of Stake to Delegated Proof-of-Stake: Understanding consensus

Understanding the IT infrastructure needs for supporting blockchain enabled systems

Where should blockchain sit in my stack: Network, Database and

Weighing up the risk and rewards presented by Public and Private blockchains

A Spotlight on Start-ups: Innovative Blockchain Applications for the Future

The blockchain start-up technology scene is a hotbed of innovation and activity. This session will explore 3 of the most exciting start-ups who demonstrate potential and promise to use blockchain for mainstream application. The session will end with a Q&A to discuss the future of blockchain tech development.

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